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homoeoarchy
homoeoarchy n. 
/ˈhɒmɪəʊɑːki/, /ˈhəʊmɪəʊɑːki/, /ˈhɑmioʊˌɑrki/ [Greek ἀρχή beginning] similarity of the beginnings of two words occurring near each other, as a cause of mistakes in copying (distinguished from homoeotel).
Brit. /hɒˈmiːəʊɑːki/
, /hɒˈmiːəʊɑːki//ˈhɒmɪəʊɑːki//ˈhəʊmɪəʊɑːki/U.S. /ˈhoʊmioʊˌɑrki/
, /ˈhoʊmioʊˌɑrki//ˈhɑmioʊˌɑrki/ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > similar or confusable words > similarity causing mistakes in copying
homoeoteleuton1861
homoeoarchy1883
homoeotel1883
homoeotopy1883
homoearchon1896
1883 A. Watts in Expositor Jan. 68 This is another term which I have ventured to coin..homœotel..is a confusion of the word or letter with which, upon turning from copy to transcript, the copyist actually broke off; homœoarchy is a mistaking of the one which, upon thus breaking off, he accidentally observed to follow next.
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